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  • Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
    Senior Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 7450
    #1

    Japanese Ray Gun

    I couldn't leave the readers in limbo. I posted this picture of a Japanese ray gun and asked the readers to guess if it is real. Believe it or not, it is real. Developed by the Japanese in WWII, it was a sniper rifle of sorts. It could kill a rabbit at 100 feet, but it took ten minutes to do it. It could shut down an engine if the hood was open. Other than killing off a bunch of rabbits, it was deemed an unsuccessful venture. I have no idea how it worked, but it sure looks cool.

    I wonder if it had Mann-Niedner taper bases?

    WW2 Japanese Ray-Gun Invention.jpg
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    • Allen
      Moderator
      • Sep 2009
      • 10580
      #2
      Since it takes so long to make a shot I guess that's why they installed the little "tea pot" on top?

      Thanks for posting !!!

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        • nf1e
          Senior Member
          • Nov 2012
          • 2122
          #3
          If you have to tie a rabbit down for 10 minutes, why not just skin it and eat while you are waiting for the ray gun?

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            • Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
              Senior Member
              • Aug 2009
              • 7450
              #4
              Originally posted by Allen
              Since it takes so long to make a shot I guess that's why they installed the little "tea pot" on top?

              Thanks for posting !!!
              Could be, Allen. Did you notice it is a lever action? The only thing they left off that sucker was the kick starter!

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                • Allen
                  Moderator
                  • Sep 2009
                  • 10580
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
                  Could be, Allen. Did you notice it is a lever action? The only thing they left off that sucker was the kick starter!
                  Considering the age and fact it is Japanese I'll bet it is a 2-stroke.

                  With all the 007, whiskey still, fuel injection and junk yard gadgets on it I didn't notice it was a lever action. I wonder what was being chambered or ejected?

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                    • Marine A5 Sniper Rifle
                      Senior Member
                      • Aug 2009
                      • 7450
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Allen
                      Considering the age and fact it is Japanese I'll bet it is a 2-stroke.

                      With all the 007, whiskey still, fuel injection and junk yard gadgets on it I didn't notice it was a lever action. I wonder what was being chambered or ejected?
                      I wondered the same thing. I tried to make sense of all the exterior attachments, and I got as far as a tea pot (like you) and the two vacuum tubes at the end of the stock. One gadget looks kinda like a spark plug, and if that is a rear sight sticking out the back, one is guaranteed to lose an eye. And what about the three balls just behind the lever?

                      I wonder if we tried to reverse engineer it. Surely, we must have tried.

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